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Chapter 38: Hannyabal's POV
My name is Hannyabal.
I serve as the Warden of the world's greatest maximum-security prison, Impel Down-mashu.
...Ah, my mistake. Not Warden, I'm still the Vice Warden. My apologies. My ambitions slipped out a little.
...Wait, this is no time to be saying things like that!
The truth is, our Impel Down is currently facing an unprecedented crisis.
It all started, yes, a few hours ago... when a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock, arrived to visit "Fire Fist" Ace-mashu.
...Well, that in itself wasn't an issue. Warden Magellan, Domino, and I guided Hancock down to Level 6, she had a quick chat with Ace, and that was that.
There was absolutely nothing suspicious about it.
Hancock then left Impel Down without incident.
The problem is...
While Hancock was visiting Ace, "Straw Hat" Luffy, a pirate with a 300-million-Berry bounty, had somehow managed to infiltrate Impel Down-mashu!
Wow! This is terrible~!
Discovered on Level 1, Straw Hat Luffy rampaged through Impel Down alongside the escaped convict, Buggy the Clown.
Releasing Mr. 3 Galdino, Mr. 2 Bon Clay, and a horde of other prisoners from their cages, they descended further and further down.
According to information from Marine Headquarters, their goal is apparently to rescue Fire Fist Ace.
Breaking through Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3...
Straw Hat Luffy and his accomplices finally invaded Level 4.
The reason they were allowed to infiltrate this far is solely because Warden Magellan was charmed by Hancock and became completely captivated!
In other words! The entire responsibility for this turmoil! Lies with Warden Magellan!
You're in trouuuble! You're in trouuuble!
Demoootion! Demoootion!
...Anyway, no matter if he's a 300-million-Berry bounty head, a mere brat can't possibly win against a serious Warden Magellan.
Straw Hat Luffy was naturally defeated. He was then subjected to Warden Magellan's poison punishment.
Tch...
Straw Hat Luffy... if you had just held out a little longer, I could have dragged that bastard Magellan down from the Warden's seat by holding him responsible... What a useless punk...
Oops! Excuse me! My true feelings slipped out!
Anyway, with this, the turmoil is concluded-mashu.
Mr. 2 Bon Clay, Mr. 3 Galdino, and Buggy the Clown are still on the run, but it's only a matter of time before they are found and captured.
There are absolutely no problems.
...Or so I thought at the time.
Little did I know, Impel Down's unprecedented crisis was only just beginning...!
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» Mmm~~ ♡ Attention all Impel Down sectors! This is Chief Guard Sadie! We have an intruder on Level 4! Hurry and call Warden Magellan! The intruder is the Invisible Phantom Thief!! «
A transmission from my Transponder Snail announcing a new intruder...
It happened right when I thought the Straw Hat Luffy issue was settled and breathed a sigh of relief.
Speaking of the "Invisible Phantom Thief"... isn't that the terrifying great phantom thief who made headlines just the other day for utterly defeating Admiral Kizaru!? I believe his bounty was 1 billion Berries?
...Why is he in Impel Down? Well, even so...
Even if he has a 1-billion-Berry bounty, I thought Warden Magellan would suppress this turmoil immediately... I was too naive.
Shockingly, the Invisible Phantom Thief knocked out Sadie, beat down two Jailer Beasts, dropped Warden Magellan into the Blood Pond Hell, and fled!
T-To think the great Warden Magellan would be defeated...
The rumors that the Invisible Phantom Thief beat Admiral Kizaru to a bloody pulp... seem to be entirely true.
Terrifying...
Warden Magellan and the two Jailer Beasts were thrust into the boiling giant cauldron.
They were rescued immediately, but naturally, all three suffered severe burns... Plus, Warden Magellan had diarrhea from overusing his poison.
He was completely out of commission...
"Gu, uoh...! Ogh, ngoooooh~~" Pbbt pbbt splat splat squelchhhh~~
Lying on a bed in the medical room, forced to wear a diaper while receiving treatment for his burns, Warden Magellan was agonizingly soiling himself.
Seeing that, I burst into loud laughter... is what I absolutely could not do.
"Ngo, ngo, ngoh!" Squelch squelch plbbt~
To secure my promotion, Warden Magellan's existence is certainly a thorn in my side...
But that doesn't mean I want him to suffer something terrible. I just want him to slip out of the Warden's chair, that's all.
"O-Ooooh... Hannyabal..." Plbbt pbbt pbbt~
"!! W-Warden! Warden Magellan! Are you okay!?"
Leaking foul-smelling crap, Warden Magellan grasped my hand.
"H-Hannyabal... you can use Shiryu... A-Also, I am temporarily transferring all my authority as Warden to you... Stop the Invisible Phantom Thief, no matter what it takes...! Oooonghhh...!!" Plbbt pbbt pbbt~
Ripping an absolutely massive fart, Warden Magellan granted me his Warden authority and entrusted me with handling the mastermind behind this incident, the Invisible Phantom Thief.
...Wait, eh?
Warden authority? To me? Y-You're giving it to me!? Seriously!?
"U-Uwooooh~!! Warden~!!"
Overcome with emotion, I leaped to my feet right then and there.
"Hey! Warden! Hey! Warden!"
And I danced.
It wasn't because I was happy to get the Warden's authority... No, well, maybe a little bit...
My joy was because Warden Magellan trusted me that much!
Watch me, Former Warden Magellan!
I, Hannyabal! Swear that I will definitely capture the Invisible Phantom Thief and throw him into a cell-mashu!
...And when that mission is a success...
I'll have you officially hand over the Warden's chair to me. Mufufufu...
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And so...
To capture the Invisible Phantom Thief, I equipped my beloved weapon, the naginata Kessui, and went into serious mode!
Furthermore, I gathered Sadie, four Jailer Beasts, and the Bazooka Unit of over a thousand men down to Level 6.
This is an iron wall! No matter how strong the Invisible Phantom Thief is, there's no way he can defeat an army of this size all by himself! ...There's no way... right? Now I'm getting anxious...
No, no, no! Don't be timid! You can't lose in spirit, Hannyabal!
Look, Sadie seems completely pumped too.
"Mmm~~ ♡ The Invisible Phantom Thief... to put me through something like that... ♡ Haa, haa... ♡ N-Next time, no matter what he does to me... I-I definitely won't feel good... ♡"
She's muttering so quietly I can't really tell what she's saying, but it's clear she's burning with the desire to defeat the Invisible Phantom Thief. How reliable.
"Bumoooooh!"
"Oooooh!"
Minotaurus and Minokoala are also pumped.
They were dropped into the Blood Pond Hell just like Warden Magellan, but thanks to the recovery power of Awakened Zoans, they've already fully recovered-mashu. Truly reliable.
This alone is enough fighting strength, but to make absolutely certain!
"U-Umm... Head Jailer Shiryu! Y-You've heard the situation, right? We need you to work for the sake of our Impel Down...!"
"...Yeah, I heard, Hannyabal. I just have to slice up this dwarf called the Invisible Phantom Thief, right?"
"T-That's right!"
Right now, standing before me is a giant of a man, puffing on a cigar, his massive blade gleaming dangerously as he smiles an eerie smile-mashu.
Yes, that's right.
To defeat the Invisible Phantom Thief, I released Head Jailer Shiryu of the Rain, who had been imprisoned in a cage on Level 6.
Shiryu is a terrifying monster with combat strength equal to Warden Magellan's. And yet, he's also a psycho bastard who massacres prisoners just to kill time.
Even if it's to catch the Invisible Phantom Thief... employing him is, frankly speaking, a desperate measure... But desperate times call for desperate measures!
If we aren't careful, he might betray us and turn his blade on us, so I must stay on high alert-mashu.
Thump, thump...
"Heh... You don't have to be so on guard. I'm not stupid enough to try and start a rebellion against a crowd this size."
Head Jailer Shiryu scoffed as he looked at the Jailer Beasts and the Bazooka Unit.
...Wait, doesn't that mean if there were fewer people here, you would have started a rebellion?
...I want to believe I'm just overthinking it. Let's believe that.
A-A-A-Anyway!
Our countermeasures against the Invisible Phantom Thief are perfect!
Right now, this floor is undoubtedly the most heavily guarded place in all of Impel Down!
Come, Invisible Phantom Thief! Bring it on! Actually, please don't come!
As I braced myself...
Clatter, clatter!
"!!"
About three minutes after we entered our combat stances?
A ventilation duct on the wall of Level 6 suddenly started rattling.
And from there...
"Fuhehe! I have arrived!"
"H-He's here!!!"
He finally appeared! The Invisible Phantom Thief, who defeated Warden Magellan and vanished for a while, popped out of the duct striking a mysterious pose!
Not from the stairs or the lift... to think he'd appear from a place like that! This is the troublesome nature of the dwarf race...!
...However, to jump out right from the front, completely alone, against this number of people...
It seems he's letting his guard down because Warden Magellan isn't here! How convenient!
Now is the time to show our true power! We'll do this-mashu! Obviously!
"Mmm~~ ♡ Invisible Phantom Thief!! I've been waiting for you!!"
The first to react to the Invisible Phantom Thief's appearance was Sadie.
She charged at him, cracking her prized whip with a whoosh, whoosh. When she's serious, a single strike from her whip has the power to shatter giant boulders.
Could this actually settle it!? I held onto a faint hope, but...
"I already beat you earlier! You fake sadist, total closet masochist! Tontatta Combat: Tortoise Shell Binding!!"
"Ngaaa~~hn ♡♡"
The Invisible Phantom Thief snatched her whip away in the blink of an eye, and then used it to... t-tie Sadie up in an incredibly erotic way!?
"Nnn~ ♡♡♡ Nnn~ ♡♡♡"
Bound with her loooong whip and hoisted up for all to see, Sadie squirmed and let out frustrated moans-mashu.
...The fact that she looks slightly happy about it must be my imagination.
"Curse you! Invisible Phantom Thief! How dare you do that to Sadie!"
"...So that's the Invisible Phantom Thief... He certainly has incredible Haki and speed..."
He subjected Sadie to an erotic fate in an instant. I knew this already, but his combat power is enough to make even Head Jailer Shiryu wary.
However, I cannot fulfill my duties as Vice Warden if I falter here!
"An unprecedented major criminal! Invisible Phantom Thief! Acting on behalf of the Warden, by my Warden authority, I sentence you to extreme punish—"
"Tail Impact!!"
"Buheeegh!!?"
I-I was still in the middle of my speech...
With a high-speed strike from the Invisible Phantom Thief, I was effortlessly smacked down...
It was so fast I couldn't see it at all...
H-How are we supposed to beat something like this...
"A Tail Impact for you too!!"
"Nngh...!!"
CLAAAANG!!
...Wait, oh!
I took a direct hit, but Head Jailer Shiryu blocked the Invisible Phantom Thief's strike with his sword-mashu! Amazing! As expected! Whistle, whistle!
"Hm...! You blocked my attack... I see, so you're Semen Shiryu!"
"It's Shiryu of the Rain!!"
SLASH! SLASH! BA-SLASH!
Uwooo...! Head Jailer Shiryu is swinging his sword at the Invisible Phantom Thief. His sword trajectory... is way too fast for my eyes to follow.
But the Invisible Phantom Thief is dodging those imperceptible slashes with equally imperceptible movements!
SLASH-SLASH-SLASH-SLASH-SLASH! SWISH-SWISH-SWISH!
SLASH-SLASH-SLASH-SLASH-SLASH-SLASH-SLASH-SLASH! SWISH-SWISH-SWISH!
"Uwoooo!! Amazing!!"
"What is this fight! They're too fast for the eye to track!"
"Is that dwarf really dodging all of Shiryu's slashes!?"
"What an unbelievable battle!!"
The Level 6 prisoners in their cages are getting all riled up-mashu over this incredibly high-level fight.
...Well, it's certainly a spectacular battle to watch...
The only downside is that it's too high-level for me to know how to jump in...
"Haa, haa, haa, haa...! Rather than Magellan who relies on his ability, you're just purely strong and annoying... Semen Shiryu...!"
"Haa, haa... It's Shiryu of the Rain!"
Oh! But look, even the Invisible Phantom Thief... is gradually running out of breath!
Head Jailer Shiryu and the Invisible Phantom Thief clashed violently, then backed away from each other, their shoulders heaving. This is my chance!
My outstanding self didn't miss the moment the Invisible Phantom Thief stopped moving, and I swung my naginata down at that exact timing-mashu.
"Uwoooo!! Invisible Phantom Thief! By my Warden authority, I sentence you to extreme punishment~~!!"
"Gyah!? That was close!"
...Unfortunately, my attack was dodged, but waiting right where he dodged were "those guys"-mashu.
"Bumooooh!!"
"Ooooooh!!"
"Hihiiinnn!!"
"...!!"
"Fuhe!? W-Whoaaaa!? Wait, wait, wait!!"
A continuous barrage of attacks from the Jailer Beasts!
Followed immediately by a continuous barrage of fire from the Bazooka Unit!
"Fiiiire!!!"
BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM!!!!
"Whaaaaaaaaaa!!? That's dangerooooous!!"
Unbelievably, the Invisible Phantom Thief dodged absolutely everything.
A terrifying level of reflexes... but he clearly has no leeway left-mashu.
"Haa, haa! Kuh! Fuh! Hup! Ow!"
Wherever he dodged Shiryu's attacks, I and the Jailer Beasts unleashed a barrage! Plus Prison Bullets from the Bazooka Unit!
That's right! Even if we can't win individually, we are a team!
Due to his ability, Warden Magellan couldn't really fight cooperatively with us, but with this lineup, we have teamwork!
No matter if he's a 1-billion-Berry bounty head, he's only one person. And a dwarf at that.
His stamina isn't infinite. If we keep attacking relentlessly without giving him a moment to rest like we are now... eventually we will win! We're going to win!
When we do, my promotion is guaranteed! A rosy future awaits me! Just as my cheeks began to loosen into a smile...
"Fu, hehe...! Just according to plan..."
The Invisible Phantom Thief smirked.
?? Just according to plan... what does he mean? The moment I tilted my head in confusion...
"Fire Fist!!!"
"Guoh...!?"
Suddenly, Head Jailer Shiryu's abdomen was pierced by a fist of flames.
Huh? Wait, what's going on!?
"Fish-Man Karate... Arabesque Brick Fist!!"
BWOOOOOOOOSH!!!
Even the Jailer Beasts were suddenly sent flying!
Eh!? W-What!? What's happening!? The Invisible Phantom Thief is panting heavily right in front of me, so why are Head Jailer Shiryu and the Jailer Beasts getting beaten!?
I timidly turned my eyes toward the direction of the voices, and there...
"Ngaaahahahahaha!! We did it! Line-chan! Just like you planned, while you drew their attention! I succeeded! In freeing Mugi-chan's bro! And Jinbe too~!!"
"...Thanks, Line, was it... You really saved us."
"Wahahahaha! As expected of Line-san! The shining hope of our Fish-Man race! You truly live up to your title as the savior of Fish-Man Island!! Wahahahaha!"
Standing there...
Were "Fire Fist" Ace and "First Son of the Sea" Jinbe, released from their cages...
And... spinning around and around like a ballerina... was an "Invisible Phantom Thief".
Haaaaaah!?
"Eh!? Eeeeeeh!? Why!? Because the Invisible Phantom Thief is right over here... huh? What does this mean!? The, th-th-the Invisible Phantom Thief is... two people!? Eeeeeh!?"
At that point, my mind went completely blank-mashu.
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